Present

A year has almost come and gone
And to the wee hours we still talk
We enjoy each other’s company
And lift each other where we’re down

Never thought it could be this way
Words and feelings flow easily
Thoughts and desires for us to share
A life before us beginning

A year ago I couldn’t think
That you could make me so happy
All I can ever truly do
Is thank God for such a present
I love you.

Why Do I Love You So?

Why do I love you so?
The thought rolls through my mind
Have so much in common
Although we’re worlds apart

I love the way you smile
The beauty on your face
The love shown in your eyes
That makes me feel alive

The warmth of your body
As I hold you close to me
Feeling your heart beat
Your head upon my chest

All of this goes to say
The one thing I do know
Don’t know why I love you
I just know that I do

74

Down this road again you go
You know deep down that you’re in love
But still you try to second guess
As memories against it rub

You want to push your love away
To keep them from your confusion
Afraid are you to this pursue
Unto it’s resolution

I see through this murky facade
To the heart of that which is you
Please unchain your fettered heart
So unloosed may your feelings run true

Travails and fears your life may run
If upon them you do not clamp
Opportunities you may miss:
Happiness, deep love and bliss

73

I would love to hear your voice
When my head I lay down to rest
And once again as I wake
And all throughout the day
For comfort to me it brings
To hear the caring
The sweetness
Your love
That is my only dream
Your voice, you, our love

What Do You Do?

How do you make me love you?
I’d really like to know
Is it the little things that you do
Or the feelings that you show

The way that your eyes sparkle
When I come into your view
The gentleness of your touch
When you’re just being you

There is one thing I know
One thing I have to say
Baby, I truly love you
Forever, tomorrow, today

Patience

Would it be safe to say
Your head says one thing
And your heart another?
Your mind says to go
Your heart wants to stay

As war rages inside you
Still I am here
Waiting
Patient
Present

I wait for the winner
Patiently waiting
For your mind to be at ease
And your heart to follow its course

It may take time
Tomorrow it may come
But still I’ll be waiting
Patiently
Present
For you to find those answers you seek

Deeper

Seeing down deep
Inside
In places no one else does
When you’re sad
I know
I feel it
It’s part of me
I see your fears
Your ambitions
Your desires

Thinking of you
My mind
My thoughts
Of you
Of us
The future
Now
Of love
Desire
You

Wanting to know you
Deeper
Fully
Your thoughts
Until
One we become
Forever
Always